Marion M. White received a Ph.D. in experimental particle physics from MIT, studying electroweak interactions at electron-positron colliders at DESY and CERN. She remained with the MIT group until returning to the USA and joining the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne. As linear accelerator (linac) group leader, Marion was responsible for construction and commissioning of the APS electron-positron injector linac. Marion then served as section head and senior scientific advisor for the superconducting linac at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source during its design and production with oversight responsibility for front end and linac construction. In 2004, Marion assumed responsibility for production of the magnets and supports of the LCLS undulator system.

Marion has served on program and organizing committees for PAC and LINAC conferences, Chaired the 2016 North American Particle Accelerator Conference, and is a frequent participant in outreach programs to students and women. She is a long-time member of the American Physical Society (APS), and was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Division of Physics of Beams from 2018. She is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and was elected Vice Chair of the Particle Accelerator Science and Technology (PAST) Executive Committee for the 2019/01/01 to 2020/12/31 term.

Education

• B.S., Eckerd College (Physics, Biology, Languages)
• Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (High Energy Physics)

Awards, Honors and Memberships

• American Physical Society
• AAAS
• IEEE Senior Member
• University of Chicago Distinguished Performance Award